Doha & Seychelles with Qatar Airways
When we arrived at Doha airport, we went through their arrival lounge, and they allocated our bags for us before we did immigration. Our hotel in Doha was the 5-star The Ritz Carlton Sharq Village only 15 minutes from the airport. This is a resort style hotel with beautiful spacious rooms, a spa onsite (extra charge), beach, family pool and quieter pool if you prefer. Their service was very good, and the staff were very friendly. We ate breakfast in the hotel which was a buffet service and they also had an egg station making serving fresh omelettes, poached eggs etc.
The centre of Doha is about 15 minutes’ drive away where you will find the Corniche area, the old town with the Souq local restaurants & dhow boats. It is an old and new city that is very historical. You can do kayaking tours, jeep safari tours which are about a 1 hour drive away from the city. We flew from Doha to Seychelles and experienced Qatar airways economy cabin which was very comfortable and very spacious with all in-flight entertainment. We also used the Oryx Lounge in Doha airport before we departed to Seychelles, this lounge can be paid for at the door and you do not need a business class ticket. Doha also have the Al Maha Transit Lounge which you can purchase.
In the Seychelles we stayed our first night in the amazing 5-star Mango House Hotel located on the south of Mahe island. This hotel blew me away. It is a small boutique hotel that is only newly opened in 2021. There are 41 sea facing suites and villas, but it has fantastic character and style. The rooms, services and restaurants were amazing. They have a choice of Italian, Creole, Soley (pool side bar) and Japanese. Breakfast is served in the Italian Restaurant overlooking the ocean with an a la carte menu (this is an experience in itself).
From here we headed to the resort of Beau Vallon this is a busier part of Mahe located in the north west corner of Mahe. We stayed in the Story Resort Hotel, located 10mins away from the capital city of Victoria. Beau Vallon beach has 3km of white sand swimmable beach all year round. This is a bigger property and has 100 rooms in the property. They do B&B, Half Board and All inclusive. The Fisherman’s Cove hotel is next door to this property and you can use the restaurants with a 20% discount. This is a beautiful hotel with lots of character with amazing views and very friendly staff. They have 2 restaurants and 2 bars.
The Seychelles is a very beautiful island with amazing beaches and coves to explore. They drive on the right-hand side of the road so it is very easy to get around if you hired a car. We went on a snorkelling trip, visited the marine park and Anse de Riz Beach which was the perfect way to spend a day. We also visited their Capital of Victoria which is a small old town where you can explore their local markets. We then took a trip to the Botanical gardens where you can see some Turtles and explore this beautiful Garden.
On the way home we were booked into the Al Mourjan Business class lounge in Doha. We flew from Seychelles to Dublin with Qatar onboard the Boeing 777 and experienced their amazing Q-Suite.